CLSID (GUID) Shell Location List in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

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CLSID (GUID) Shell Location List in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

 

There are lots of shell locations in Windows 10, that you can access via shell:::{GUID} commands from the "Run" dialog. They are also known as "Shell Folders". With each version of Windows, many new shell locations are added. Here is the list of CLSID (GUID) shell locations available in Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

 

What are Shell Folders

Shell folders are ActiveX objects that implement a special virtual folder or a virtual applet. In some cases, they provide access to physical folders on your hard drive or even to special OS functionality like "Minimize all Windows" or the Alt+Tab switcher.

 

What you can do with Shell Folders

You can use them in various scenarios, but in the general case you can use them to create a shortcut to a specific Control Panel applet or a Windows feature. For example, the following command will open the "Network Connections" folder:

shell:::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}

 

Note: Press Win+R keys on your keyboard, copy the command above and paste it in the "Run" dialog.

 

 

The following command will open Control panel always in "Category" view:

shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}

And the following command will open Control Panel in icon-view, either small or large, that was set by the user the last time he opened it.

shell:::{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}

There are lots of interesting things there. You may already know the famous so called God Mode/All Tasks shell location.

Today I would like to share with you the most comprehensive list of shell locations I have discovered in Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

 

CLSID (GUID) shell location list in Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Shell location	Command
ActiveX Cache Folder	shell:::{88C6C381-2E85-11D0-94DE-444553540000}
Add Network Place	shell:::{D4480A50-BA28-11d1-8E75-00C04FA31A86}
Administrative Tools	shell:::{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}
All Control Panel Items	shell:::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
All Settings	shell:::{5ED4F38C-D3FF-4D61-B506-6820320AEBFE}
All Tasks	shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Applications	shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}
AppSuggestedLocations	shell:::{c57a6066-66a3-4d91-9eb9-41532179f0a5}
AutoPlay	shell:::{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915}
Backup and Restore (Windows 7)	shell:::{B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD}
BitLocker Drive Encryption	shell:::{D9EF8727-CAC2-4e60-809E-86F80A666C91}
Bluetooth Devices	shell:::{28803F59-3A75-4058-995F-4EE5503B023C}
Briefcase	shell:::{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}
Cabinet Shell Folder	shell:::{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}
CLSID_AppInstanceFolder	shell:::{64693913-1c21-4f30-a98f-4e52906d3b56}
CLSID_DBFolder	shell:::{b2952b16-0e07-4e5a-b993-58c52cb94cae}
CLSID_DBFolderBoth	shell:::{1bef2128-2f96-4500-ba7c-098dc0049cb2}
CLSID_SearchHome	shell:::{9343812e-1c37-4a49-a12e-4b2d810d956b}
CLSID_StartMenuCommandingProviderFolder	shell:::{a00ee528-ebd9-48b8-944a-8942113d46ac}
CLSID_StartMenuLauncherProviderFolder	shell:::{98F275B4-4FFF-11E0-89E2-7B86DFD72085}
CLSID_StartMenuPathCompleteProviderFolder	shell:::{e345f35f-9397-435c-8f95-4e922c26259e}
CLSID_StartMenuProviderFolder	shell:::{daf95313-e44d-46af-be1b-cbacea2c3065}
Command Folder	shell:::{437ff9c0-a07f-4fa0-af80-84b6c6440a16}
Common Places FS Folder	shell:::{d34a6ca6-62c2-4c34-8a7c-14709c1ad938}
CompressedFolder	shell:::{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}
Connect To	shell:::{38A98528-6CBF-4CA9-8DC0-B1E1D10F7B1B}
Control Panel	shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}
Control Panel	shell:::{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}
Credential Manager	shell:::{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
Default Programs	shell:::{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
delegate folder that appears in Computer	shell:::{b155bdf8-02f0-451e-9a26-ae317cfd7779}
delegate folder that appears in Users Files Folder	shell:::{DFFACDC5-679F-4156-8947-C5C76BC0B67F}
Desktop	shell:::{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
DeviceCenter Initialization	shell:::{C2B136E2-D50E-405C-8784-363C582BF43E}
DevicePairingFolder Initialization	shell:::{AEE2420F-D50E-405C-8784-363C582BF45A}
Devices and Printers	shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
Display	shell:::{C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6D3D9B6053A}
DLNA Content Directory Data Source	shell:::{D2035EDF-75CB-4EF1-95A7-410D9EE17170}
DXP	shell:::{8FD8B88D-30E1-4F25-AC2B-553D3D65F0EA}
Ease of Access Center	shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
E-mail	shell:::{2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Enhanced Storage Data Source	shell:::{9113A02D-00A3-46B9-BC5F-9C04DADDD5D7}
Explorer Browser Results Folder	shell:::{418c8b64-5463-461d-88e0-75e2afa3c6fa}
Favorites	shell:::{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}
File Backup Index	shell:::{877ca5ac-cb41-4842-9c69-9136e42d47e2}
File Explorer Options	shell:::{6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF}
File History	shell:::{F6B6E965-E9B2-444B-9286-10C9152EDBC5}
FileHistoryDataSource	shell:::{2F6CE85C-F9EE-43CA-90C7-8A9BD53A2467}
Folder Shortcut	shell:::{0AFACED1-E828-11D1-9187-B532F1E9575D}
Font settings	shell:::{93412589-74D4-4E4E-AD0E-E0CB621440FD}
Fonts	shell:::{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534}
Frequent folders	shell:::{3936E9E4-D92C-4EEE-A85A-BC16D5EA0819}
Fusion Cache	shell:::{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}
Games	shell:::{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}
Get Programs	shell:::{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
History	shell:::{FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000}
Homegroup	shell:::{6785BFAC-9D2D-4be5-B7E2-59937E8FB80A}
HomeGroup	shell:::{67CA7650-96E6-4FDD-BB43-A8E774F73A57}
Homegroup	shell:::{B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93}
IE History and Feeds Shell Data Source for Windows Search	shell:::{11016101-E366-4D22-BC06-4ADA335C892B}
IE RSS Feeds Folder	shell:::{9a096bb5-9dc3-4d1c-8526-c3cbf991ea4e}
Installed Updates	shell:::{d450a8a1-9568-45c7-9c0e-b4f9fb4537bd}
Language	shell:::{BF782CC9-5A52-4A17-806C-2A894FFEEAC5}
LayoutFolder	shell:::{328B0346-7EAF-4BBE-A479-7CB88A095F5B}
Libraries	shell:::{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}
Libraries delegate folder that appears in Users Files Folder	shell:::{896664F7-12E1-490f-8782-C0835AFD98FC}
Library Folder	shell:::{a5a3563a-5755-4a6f-854e-afa3230b199f}
Location Folder	shell:::{267cf8a9-f4e3-41e6-95b1-af881be130ff}
Manage Wireless Networks	shell:::{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}
Media Servers	shell:::{289AF617-1CC3-42A6-926C-E6A863F0E3BA}
Microsoft FTP Folder	shell:::{63da6ec0-2e98-11cf-8d82-444553540000}
Microsoft Office Outlook	shell:::{89D83576-6BD1-4c86-9454-BEB04E94C819}
My Documents	shell:::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
Network	shell:::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
Network	shell:::{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}
Network and Sharing Center	shell:::{8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}
Network Connections	shell:::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}
Network Connections	shell:::{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}
Notification Area Icons	shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
Offline Files	shell:::{BD7A2E7B-21CB-41b2-A086-B309680C6B7E}
Offline Files Folder	shell:::{AFDB1F70-2A4C-11d2-9039-00C04F8EEB3E}
OneDrive	shell:::{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}
Personalization	shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}
Pictures	shell:::{45e8e0e8-7ae9-41ad-a9e8-594972716684}
Portable Devices	shell:::{35786D3C-B075-49b9-88DD-029876E11C01}
Power Options	shell:::{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
Previous Versions	shell:::{9DB7A13C-F208-4981-8353-73CC61AE2783}
Previous Versions Results Delegate Folder	shell:::{a3c3d402-e56c-4033-95f7-4885e80b0111}
Previous Versions Results Folder	shell:::{f8c2ab3b-17bc-41da-9758-339d7dbf2d88}
Printers	shell:::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
Printers	shell:::{863aa9fd-42df-457b-8e4d-0de1b8015c60}
printhood delegate folder	shell:::{ed50fc29-b964-48a9-afb3-15ebb9b97f36}
Programs and Features	shell:::{7b81be6a-ce2b-4676-a29e-eb907a5126c5}
Public	shell:::{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}
Recent folders	shell:::{22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99}
Recent Items Instance Folder	shell:::{4564b25e-30cd-4787-82ba-39e73a750b14}
Recovery	shell:::{9FE63AFD-59CF-4419-9775-ABCC3849F861}
Recycle Bin	shell:::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections	shell:::{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
Removable Drives	shell:::{F5FB2C77-0E2F-4A16-A381-3E560C68BC83}
Removable Storage Devices	shell:::{a6482830-08eb-41e2-84c1-73920c2badb9}
Results Folder	shell:::{2965e715-eb66-4719-b53f-1672673bbefa}
Run...	shell:::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Search	shell:::{04731B67-D933-450a-90E6-4ACD2E9408FE}
Search	shell:::{2559a1f0-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Search Connector Folder	shell:::{72b36e70-8700-42d6-a7f7-c9ab3323ee51}
Security and Maintenance	shell:::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}
Set Program Access and Computer Defaults	shell:::{2559a1f7-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Shell DocObject Viewer	shell:::{E7E4BC40-E76A-11CE-A9BB-00AA004AE837}
Shell File System Folder	shell:::{0E5AAE11-A475-4c5b-AB00-C66DE400274E}
Shell File System Folder	shell:::{F3364BA0-65B9-11CE-A9BA-00AA004AE837}
Show desktop	shell:::{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
Speech Recognition	shell:::{58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A}
Start Menu	shell:::{48e7caab-b918-4e58-a94d-505519c795dc}
Storage Spaces	shell:::{F942C606-0914-47AB-BE56-1321B8035096}
StreamBackedFolder	shell:::{EDC978D6-4D53-4b2f-A265-5805674BE568}
Subscription Folder	shell:::{F5175861-2688-11d0-9C5E-00AA00A45957}
Switch between windows	shell:::{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
Sync Center	shell:::{9C73F5E5-7AE7-4E32-A8E8-8D23B85255BF}
Sync Center Conflict Delegate Folder	shell:::{E413D040-6788-4C22-957E-175D1C513A34}
Sync Center Conflict Folder	shell:::{289978AC-A101-4341-A817-21EBA7FD046D}
Sync Results Delegate Folder	shell:::{BC48B32F-5910-47F5-8570-5074A8A5636A}
Sync Results Folder	shell:::{71D99464-3B6B-475C-B241-E15883207529}
Sync Setup Delegate Folder	shell:::{F1390A9A-A3F4-4E5D-9C5F-98F3BD8D935C}
Sync Setup Folder	shell:::{2E9E59C0-B437-4981-A647-9C34B9B90891}
System	shell:::{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}
System Restore	shell:::{3f6bc534-dfa1-4ab4-ae54-ef25a74e0107}
Taskbar and Navigation	shell:::{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}
Temporary Internet Files	shell:::{7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933}
Temporary Internet Files	shell:::{7BD29E01-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933}
The Internet	shell:::{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
This Device	shell:::{5b934b42-522b-4c34-bbfe-37a3ef7b9c90}
This PC	shell:::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
This PC	shell:::{5E5F29CE-E0A8-49D3-AF32-7A7BDC173478}
Troubleshooting	shell:::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}
User Accounts	shell:::{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}
User Accounts	shell:::{7A9D77BD-5403-11d2-8785-2E0420524153}
User Pinned	shell:::{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}
UsersFiles	shell:::{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}
Windows Defender	shell:::{D8559EB9-20C0-410E-BEDA-7ED416AECC2A}
Windows Features	shell:::{67718415-c450-4f3c-bf8a-b487642dc39b}
Windows Firewall	shell:::{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
Windows Mobility Center	shell:::{5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}
Windows Security	shell:::{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Work Folders	shell:::{ECDB0924-4208-451E-8EE0-373C0956DE16}
WWan Shell Folder	shell:::{87630419-6216-4ff8-a1f0-143562d16d5c}

 

You can use them to create shortcuts to access your favorite Windows features directly. Also, you can create a new folder and name it "<Anything>.{GUID}" to access the shell location directly from there instead of creating a shortcut.

You need to use Explorer.exe shell:::{GUID} as the shortcut target to create a shortcut to a specific shell location.

 

Alternatively, you can use the following syntax:

explorer /e,::{CLSID}

In the following example, I will create a shortcut to the Show Desktop  command.

 

 

See the following article: Add the Show Desktop button next to Start in Windows 10

 

 

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